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1. Pacific Northwest Ballet, Nutcracker: The Motion Picture. Maurice Sendak sets and costumes.

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Mon Dec 19, 2022, 01:17 AM

Dec 2022

Sadly, the Pacific Northwest Ballet changed artistic directors and the company now performs the old New York City Ballet Balanchine version. The Maurice Sendak sets were beautiful and the story closer to the darker Hoffmann original.

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December 18, 1892, St. Petersburg: anniversary of the first performance of "The Nutcracker" ballet. [View all] betsuni Dec 2022 OP

Pacific Northwest Ballet, Nutcracker: The Motion Picture. Maurice Sendak sets and costumes. betsuni Dec 2022 #1

We went several times when the Sendak version was being done. nolabear Dec 2022 #2

I do too. The Sendak version was unique to the Pacific Northwest. betsuni Dec 2022 #3

Thanks. You remembered it last year too. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 #4

You're welcome! betsuni Dec 2022 #5